# Edit Center - Where in Flash MX?

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**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [April 27, 2002, 11:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/edit-center-where-in-flash-mx/1907 "2002-04-27T23:55:53Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 27, 2002, 11:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/edit-center-where-in-flash-mx/1907/1 "2002-04-27T23:55:53Z")

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Hi all,\rI have an annoying problem that I can’t seem to find a solution to. I’m trying to edit the center of a movie clip (the crosshair), and I can’t figure out a way to do it in Flash MX. In Flash 5, you go to Edit | Transform | Edit Center to modify the center point. Yet, Flash MX seems to have that command hidden from my view ☹ \r\rThanks,\rKirupa

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**Post date:** [April 28, 2002, 12:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/edit-center-where-in-flash-mx/1907/2 "2002-04-28T00:06:08Z")

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i just edit the movieclip and use the align tool. I haven’t ever used edit center, it never worked for me. Good luck Kirupa. I’m off to bed, hopefully I won’t get too sick…☹

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**Post date:** [April 28, 2002, 2:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/edit-center-where-in-flash-mx/1907/3 "2002-04-28T02:00:25Z")

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do you mean, the registration point? I found that kind of puzzling myself. It is originally in the dialog for convert to symbol. Once you convert, though, I haven’t found it. I’ve had to reconvert in order to change it. Im sure Im missing something too…\r

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**Post date:** [April 28, 2002, 8:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/edit-center-where-in-flash-mx/1907/4 "2002-04-28T08:30:30Z")

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thanks for the inputs! I never even thought about your method jubba! Yes, Iammontoya, I am referring to the registration point - after creating the symbol and clicking one of the 9 small squares, I couldn’t figure out a method to change the registration point to another point.\r\rCheers!\rKirupa

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**Post date:** [April 28, 2002, 9:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/edit-center-where-in-flash-mx/1907/5 "2002-04-28T09:28:04Z")

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you can’t, just move the content so it’s at (0,0) when the top left square is selected.

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**Post date:** [April 29, 2002, 3:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/edit-center-where-in-flash-mx/1907/6 "2002-04-29T03:47:02Z")

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Click on the scale tool in the toolbar. With it selected, you can simply move the center point where ever you like. Makes it a lot easier than the Flash 5.0 method